WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) — A new drug significantly reduces the abdominal pain and constipation characteristic of certain types of irritable bowel syndrome, according to two new studies.
Both phase 3 trials, published online Sept. 18 in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, formed much of the basis for approval of the drug, […]

By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) — Rachel Byrd doesn’t remember a time before she had stomach pain and digestive issues. But her symptoms got so bad in 2009 that she rushed to the hospital, thinking her appendix had burst because the pain was so intense.
As it turned out, Byrd didn’t need […]

By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) — As many as one in five Americans has to deal each day with symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, a digestive disorder for which treatment options remain limited.
“Treatment is challenging because we have only one approved drug from the FDA [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] right now,” […]

By Ellin HolohanHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) — A simple meditation technique can help ease the torment suffered by people with a chronic bowel disease, a new study has found.
The research, done at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, found that women with irritable bowel syndrome who practiced “mindful meditation” had more […]

WEDNESDAY, January 5 (Health.com) — An antibiotic widely used to treat diarrhea in travelers may also provide some relief to people with the common and difficult-to-treat condition known as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a pair of new studies in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet […]

People with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) aren’t at increased risk for polyps, colon cancer or inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s disease and, in most cases, don’t require a colonoscopy, U.S. researchers say.

THURSDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) — A leading organization of gastroenterologists has released new guidelines on the management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
The guidelines, issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published in the January issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology, essentially replace a 2002 document.
“The world of IBS is changing quickly because […]